Hat ironing machine



Jan. l, 1935. H. scHLEslNGER HAT IRONING MACHINE Filed Nov.l 23, 1951 2 sheets-sheet 1 Jan. A1, 1935. H. scHLEslNGER 1,986,364

HAT IRONING MACHINE Filed Nov. 23, 1951 2 SheetsSheet 2 Patented Jan. l, 1935 ffUNlTsostares 'anA'rfmoNiNG MACHINE. i

" Harry Schlesinger",` `Des Moines, Iowa, assgnor of `seventy-four one Alfred F. Yoerg and and eighty-thirds to Des Moines, Iowa I Application November 2 icomms.

The object of `my invention is to provide a "hat ironing fmachine which is simple,` durable and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture. A A further object isto provide .a hat ironing malli." chine of automatic'character which a hat may be easily placedforri'roning purposes andadjustment oftheliron tofi'ronionly.desired'portions of thelhat. may be readily' and quickly made.

A: furtheraxobect is to provide a hat ironingi in machinein which ahat chuck and the shaft for rotating it are mounted vertically so that a' hat block-and l'hat may beplac'ed on the 'hat chuck inthe i"most natural'manipulating position'for the operator.` 1 i i further?'objectA is toipr-'ovideI a hat iron so mounted *that it1`can be easilyV manipulated' toV position for ironingthehatandmaintains tan` gent*contact"therewithf atV all positions of the' niechanisi'rijwith la minimum of ipartsbeing used 201 in the construction of the machine. i

n More particularly, 'it `is my object r to provide a hatironing machine in? which a hat'block chuck shaft isf-verticallymounted and a vhatV iron" is supported lhy a single pivoted oscillatablyimount- 2512 edi'armandl maintains perfect'L tangent contact:

withfthe. hat `by reason of a universal mounting' for'the iron. i 1 i :'.Stillla` further object is to providethehat block chuck ofisuchb'characterthat it'can beereadily manipulated'whilethe machine is in motion-forchucking or 'unchucking a. :hat: lblock, the 4.ironA beingalso easily manipulated from inoperative to operativet positionland ivic'e versa; and readily adjustedfsoas to irorronlythedesired portion s of'ithehat."

Withthe'se and other objectsgin VView' my invention consists inthe construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts'of 'myfdevice;twherebythelobjects contemplated-arci .atm tained, Vas hereinafter-`more fully set forth,` p'oir'it'ed` out inmy claims",` and illustrated inthe accompanyingrdrawings, iniwhichv:

VFigure ,1" is `a sdeelevaton" of ,my`improved d) hat` ironin'gmachine. A j

the machine. l l' Figure 117`S Figure'la, showing the parts section.

.Figure 1c isa diagrammatic Vviewy ofthe link connectionV` of@ Figures laand 1b -applied 'to the# f surfaces 30 to engage the bore 42, as shownin` machine. 3 v i `Fixture 2 isA a yrear elevation off-.my hatironing' machine. f

*i Figur-e3 aplanyiew partl-yin section.L 0f the Figure 1 showing the parts in a different ad- "'Figurela` is a rplan View of a link connection'in' i enlarged viewff avportionv of:f

hundred andreighty-thirds to thirty-ivcone `hundred Jack Groldberggl both of s, 19311, serial Nossss (craze-g2g) p' hatbl'ock: chuck showing it on'an enlarged scale n fcrtheiron-- i. t

Figure 71 is a side `elevation of a portionv of justed position. .i Figure 8 is a sectional view on theline S-qof -lFigure 1 showing l`parts for;- accomplishing adjustment; and t. V lf 4Figures 9 and' 10 are' diagrammatic views illustratng the effect of the:dierentadjustments;onV the hat iron relative to the hat. v '1. y On` the accompanying drawings, I haveused the reference numeral 10 to'` indicate a base. 1 An 'up--` righty housing12yis mounted von. the base 10`for` housingahatfblock chuck shaft 14. The shaft 14 :is drivenby a motor` 16 through the `medium of a worm 18and worm gear 20. The shaft 14 it will'ioenoted is vertically mount# ed and has thereon a hat block chuck A. The chuck A comprises a base member 22 secured to' theshaft l4and lhaving pivoted at 24 thereon, hat block engaging members 26. The members 26 are' provided with cam surfaces 28 and with hat block engaging'surfaces` 30. i l

'i VRotatably'mounted ontheshaft 14 isa control cam surfaces 28`- 'Springs 36 `retain the cam surfaces 28"in engagement with the pinsl 34. l .i Theshaft 14rotates inthedirection of the arrow 'a (see FigureB) A hat block38 having a central hu'o40` and a bore 42, may be positioned i on` the hat "block chuck A, with a bore 44 ofthe hat vlolo'ck :receiving the upper end of the shaft 14. 'The parts are in the position of 'Figure 3 during this operation.

To cause rotation of .the hat block 38 `with the chuckfAythecontroldisk 32 may be grasped by the'operator to prevent or partially prevent rota# tion thereof, which will cause the pins 34 to ro tate inthe direction of the arrows b (relative to the cam'surf'aceszZS). This causes the engaging Figure 4 and dueto the circumferential inclineV ofthecam surfaces28, the surfaces may be as tightlyengaged with the bore 42 as desired.

disk 32 having pins 34 for engagement with the' For positively retaining the engaging members 26 in engaged position with the bore of the hat block, I provide a ratchet wheel 33 secured to the shaft 14 and a spring pressed pawl 35 pivoted to the disk 32. The ratchet and pawl, of course, are of the one-way type so thatthey automatically engage to prevent reverse rotation of `thedisk 32 relative to the shaft 14, but'reverse rotation is permitted whenever the pawl is manually released from the ratchet.

When it is desired to unchuck the hat, the pawl 35 is released from the ratchet wheel 38 and the control member 32 may thenbe `rotated in the same direction that thel shaft 14 rotates for moving the pins 34 in directions opposite the ar rows b for releasing the engagingmembers 26 to the position shown in Figure 3. Y

Spaced from the housing 12 is an upright frame 46. The frame 46 has a horizontal hub 48 in which a tubular shaft 50 is oscillatably mounted. The tubular shaft 50 has a pinion 52 secured thereto. l

slidably mounted in guides 54 is a rack 56. The rack 56 meshes with the'p'inion 52 for impart-v ing oscillation thereto upon reciprocation being imparted to the rack 56.

For imparting reciprocation to the rack'56,f I provide a link 58, a bell crank 60, a pitman 62 and a crank disk 64 having an adjustable' crank pin 66. The crank disk 64 is mounted in afhousingv 67 and has a worm gear 68 meshing with a worm 70 on the vertical shaft 14. The-bellzcr'ank is pivoted at 74 to aconnectr arm 76 connected with the upright frame 46 and. the crank disk housing 67. The crank pin 66, as best shown in Figure. 8,'has a control .knob 66a and is tubular in form. It is interiorly. screw-threaded to coact with a threaded stud 78 which has a head 80 slid-y able in radial guides. 82 formed on the crank disk 64. Thus the throw of be regulated.

A bracket or .mounting 84 is secured to the tubular shaft 50A and has pivoted thereto at 86, an`

ironing arm 88. The ironing arm 88 is provided with brackets 90 to which' a rectangular frame 92` is pivoted on pins 94. An iron 96 is pivoted ony pins 98 which are supported by the frame 92. The pins 94 and 98 are at right angles to each other, thereby the iron 96. s l

The iron 96 vmay be of the ordinaryelectric hat iron type supplied with current from a cable or the like 100 which may be controlled by a switch and a rheostat with-a pilot light for inidica'tingwhether theiron is on in the ordinary manner. 1 f f As shownin Figure 1, the iron is in contact with the top of a hat B. It is retained in such contact by al cable 102v secured at 104 to the arm 88 and having a weight k106 connected thereto.

"I'he cable 102 extends underr a pulley v108 through the tubular shaft 5.0 and over a pulley 110. contact with thehat is especially necessary when the iron is in contact with the. as will hereinafter be described.`

The arm 88 may be moved to yan1'. inoperative.

position, as shown by dotted lines in Figure 1 and will be retained in such position by the weight 106, because of the cable 102 passing overcenter relative to the pivot pins 86.- Anotch 112isv pro-"` vided in the barcket 84 vided in the arm 88 for and a notch 113 ispro- 1 and 2).

the crank pin 66 can giving a universal movement to'v This arrangement for keeping the iron in side of the hat,

the purposev of permitting the cable to assume such positionfseeigures.

has a bore 63a, while the part 62b has a rod 63 slidable in the bore 63a. otherwise secured to the part 62h.

The rod 63 is pinned or The part 62a has a hub 65 in which is slidably mounted a pin 67. 'I'he pin 67 has a lug 69 adapted to engage a notch 71 of the rod 63. A

y spring 73 normally tends to cause such engagement.

A pin 77 extends transversely through the pin 67 and is adapted to coact with opposite notches .79 of the hub 65. This construction forms a clutch, the purpose and operation of which will hereinafter be fully described. Its relation to the rest of themachine is'shown diagrammatically in Figure 1c.

Practical operation I In the operation of my device, the motor 16 may be Aenergized for operating the machine and with the arm 88 in inoperative position, a hat block with a hat therein may be chucked for ironing the hat' (see Figure 9). In this figure,- a band-B is shown on the hat. With the guides 82 in alignment with the pitman 62, as in Figure 7, the knob 66a may be loosened and the handle 88a of the arm 88 grasped by the operator and swung yto position with thev iron 96 contact with the hat. Theiron is adjusted to' a position adjacent the band B', as shown at the left of Figure 9, this'being possible while the machine is in motion because the crank disk 64 rotates very slowly.

The knob 66a may then be tightened, whereupon the bracket 84'will automatically oscillate so that the iron 96 willtravel from the left'to the right side as shown in Figure 9 and back again, this cycle being repeated as long as the machine is left in'operation. Where the band is removed from the hat, the stroke of the pitman 62 can be increased so that theiron will travel as shown at the lower left and lower right of Figure 10, or where only the topfof the hat is to be ironed, the stroke can be shortened as illustrated at the top of Figure 10.

lSometimes it is desired to rotate the hat block chuck A but not oscillate the iron 96. This operation, for instance, facilitates certain cleaning operations on the hat when it is desired to have therhatirotate and hold a cleaner sponge against it for instance.

It is also desirable to have the hat rotate while holding a damp sponge against it just prior to ironing the hat. The clutch I have shown in Figures 1a and 1b serves to disconnect the hat iron 88 from the crank disk 64 as will now be described.

The head 75 of the pin 67 maybe pulled outwardly against the action of the spring 73 for disengaging the lug 69 from the notch 71. 'Ihe pin 67 may then be given a half turn so that the pin 77 is out of the notches 79 and on the end of the hub 65. Thereafter the link portion 62a may reciprocate without imparting reciprocation to the rack 56, which then will not impart oscillation to the arm 88. As a matter of fact, the arm 88 will have a tendency to either lower or raise the rack 56, depending on which side of the machine the arm happens to be. During the rota- Iii cesa-sei v wh it Ldesire-el to; again connect-the clutch;

trieknet-ve may be retateduntii thepin 'm enters the'ntches-H) Tand thereafterwhen the rotating disk 64 btingsthe link part'62'd to suchfposltion that'tli'e'flu'g 69 registerswith thenotch 79, the luglwillfsnap into engaged position. Automatic oscillation of the iron arm` 88- willthen commence. 1:Hat' 'ironing machines have heretofore been used, but most of them lack thefconvenienoe and precision embodied in my invention.`

Particularly with reference to the vertical mounting of the hat chuck, the details of the hat chuck itself and the universal mounting of the iron, I have provided a very efficient machine. By arranging the shaft 14 vertically,` the hat block can be chucked in a vertical position, which is the most natural position for the operator.

The hat block chuck is arranged so that it can be readily manipulated for either chucking or unchucking the hat block. With a minimum number of parts for mounting the iron 96 (a single pivoted arm 88 being provided) I am able to provide accurate tangent relation of the iron 96 to any point of the hat B by the universal mounting provided by the pivots '94 and 98. Also the same weight which maintains the iron in contact with the hat serves effectively to retain the arm 88 in inoperative position while one hat is being unchucked and another is being chucked. c

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts Aof my device without departing from the real spirit and purpose of my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claims, any modified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents, `which may be reasonably included within their scope.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a hat ironing machine, a hat block chuck rotatable on a vertical axis, a hat block thereon and an ironing fixture osoillatable on a horizontal axis which extends through said hat block, said iro-ning xture 'comprising a mounting, an ironing armpivoted thereto on an axis which is horizontal when said ironing `fixture is at the center between its limits of oscillation and which is at right angles to the axis of said ironing fixture, a hat iron universally pivoted on said ironing arm for contact with a hat on said hat block Yand weight means to constrain said iron ytoward engagement with said hat, said ironing arm being swingable to inoperative position whereupon said weight means assumes an overcenterposition to retain the armV in such inoperative position. f

2. A hat block chuck comprising a shaft, a base member secured thereto, hat block engaging members pivoted to said base member and a control member rotatable on said shaft, said hat block engaging members having cam surfaces and abutinents on said control member to engage said cam surfaces when said control member is rotated relative to said hat block engaging members ,aridthereby force them2 intifl"r engagement withahatblock. I L i 1 32 Ahatlblock chuck 'cdmprising fashaft-,a base member secured theretdhatblock engaging members pivoted to said base me''mber` and a` c'ntrol member` rotatable lonsaid?shaftssaid' hat block engaging `members having l earn'v surfaces, abutments lori said control member to engage said carni surfaces whenfs'aidcontrol member is otatedrelative to' said-hat block.` engaging members`v thereby yforce them finto engagement with 'a hat block andr'atchet andpawl means to prevent disengagingmovement of said` ien-'- gagi'ngmembers.v l' 1 4.`In'a device of theclassdescribed, artatable shaft, 1a hat-block chuck thereon comprising a! base' member secured. thereto, hat" blockk fen'- gaging members pivoted to! said base 'memberand a control member rotatable on said--shaft,*saidv hat block engaging membershaving cam: surfaces and 'said` controlmember having` abutments to engage said cam surfaces and force said hat block engaging members into engagement with a hat block upon the control member being held against rotation and whereby rotation of the control member in the direction that the shaft normally rotates will release said hat block engaging members from engagement With said hat block.

5. In a hat ironing machine, a vertical shaft, a hat block chuck thereon, a hat block on said chuck, a geared down crank disk operatively associated with said shaft, a crank pin on said disk, an upright frame spaced from said vertical'shaft and having a horizontal hub, a horizontal shaft oscillatable in said hub, a pinion on said horizontal shaft, a rack meshing with said pinion, a pitman connecting said rack with said crank pin to impart reciprocation to said rack and oscillation to said horizontal shaft, a bracket on said horizontal shaft, an arm pivoted to said bracket on an axis at right angles to both the horizontal shaft and the vertical shaft and a hat iron carried by said arm.

6. In a hat ironing machine, a vertical shaft, a hat block chuck thereon, a hat block on said chuck, a geared down crank disk operatively associated with said shaft, a crank pin on said disk, an upright frame spaced from said vertical shaft and having a horizontal hub, a horizontal shaft oscillatable in said hub, a pinion on said horizontal shaft, a rack meshing with said pinion, a pitman connecting said rack with said crank pin to impart reciprocation to said rack and oscillation to said horizontal shaft, a bracket ,on said horizontal shaft, an arm pivoted to said bracket on an axis at right angles to both the horizontal shaft and the vertical shaft and a hat iron carried by said arm and universally mounted relative thereto for tangent contact with a hat on said hat block inall positions of the iron and hat relative to each other. y

7. In a hat ironing machine, a vertical shaft, a hat block chuck thereon, a hat block on said chuck, a geared down crank disk operatively associated with said shaft, a crank pin on said disk, an upright frame spaced from said vertical shaft and having a horizontal hub, a horizontal shaft oscillatable in said hub, a pinion on said horizontal shaft, a rack meshing with said pinion, a pitman connecting said rack with said crank pin to impart reciprocation to said rack and oscillation. to said horizontal shaft, said pitman being made in two parts slidable relative to each other and means normally operable to prevent such sliding movement but capable of adjustment to a position permitting in it, a bracket on said horizontal shaft and an arm pivoted tosaid bracket anda-hat-iron carried by said arm. I

Ina hat ironing machine, a vertical shaft, a hat block chuck thereon, a hat block on said chuck, a geared down crank disk operatively associated with said shaft, a crank pin on said disk, an upright frame spaced from said vertical shaft and having a. horizontal hub, a horizontal shaft oscillatable in .said hub, a pinion on said horizontal shaft, a rack meshing With said pinion, a pitman connecting said'rack with said crank pin to impart reciprocation to said rack and oscillation to said horizontal shaft, said pitman being `made in two parts telescopically 'arranged relative -to each other, spring pressed andr releasable pin means to normally prevent telescopic movement thereof.

9. In a hat ironing machine, a shaft, a hat block chuck thereon, a hat block on said chuck,

a `crank disk operatively associated with said shaft, a crank pin on said disk, an oscillatable shaft, a pitman connecting said oscillatable shaft with said crank pin to impart oscillation to said oscillatable shaft upon rotation of said crank pin, said pitman being made in two parts telescopically arranged relative to each other and spring pressed, releasable pin means to normally prevent telescopic movement thereof. l

1 0. In a hat ironing machine, a shaft, a hat block chuck thereon, a hat block on said chuck, a crank disk operatively associated with said shaft, a crankpin on said disk, an oscillatable shaft, a pitman connecting said oscillatable shaft withl said crank pin to impart oscillation to said oscillatable shaft upon rotation of said crank pin, said pitman being made in two parts telescopically arranged relative to each other and selectively operable means to prevent or permit telescopic movement thereof.

HARRY SCHLESINGER. 

